Glendale, AZ
US City in Arizona, West · ranked on 43 metrics
Glendale, AZ is a US city in Arizona with a population of 262,540 (85th of 477). It ranks best for Median Household Income (203rd of 434). It ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (345th of 434), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (339th of 434), Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (%) (332nd of 434).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 97th of 46077
- Median Household Income$73,530Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024203rd of 43453
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025199th of 39550
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025205th of 39548
- Poverty Rate (%)15.1%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024236th of 43446
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025231st of 39542
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 268th of 46040
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024266th of 43439
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024267th of 43439
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 397th of 46012
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024345th of 43421
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024339th of 43422
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024332nd of 43424
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025283rd of 39528
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 321st of 46029
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 319th of 46029
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025259th of 39535
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 16 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
Fort Worth, TX89% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Glendale, AZ?
- Glendale, AZ has a population of 262,540, 85th among 477 US cities.
- What does Glendale, AZ rank best at?
- Among US cities, Glendale, AZ ranks best for Median Household Income (203rd of 434).
- Where does Glendale, AZ rank worst?
- Glendale, AZ ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (345th of 434); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (339th of 434); Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (%) (332nd of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Glendale, AZ?
- Rankodex ranks Glendale, AZ on 43 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
43 metrics with a value for this place, in 9 topics